An Intellectual Journey in History: Preserving Indian Cultural Heritage

Mallik, Anupama; Chaudhury, Santanu; Dinesh, T. B.; Chaluvaraju,

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-41190-8_32

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“…Assisted by an annotation tool to involve domain experts' knowledge, this work formalized the semantic linkage between diferent modalities. The resulting interface enabled users to search digital artifacts via correlated concepts in the heritage collections of Indian Classical dance [110].…”

Section: Beyond Movement: Linking Data For Knowledgementioning

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Digitizing Intangible Cultural Heritage Embodied: State of the Art

Hou

Kenderdine

Picca

et al. 2022

J. Comput. Cult. Herit.

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Intangible cultural heritage (ICH) as a field of research and site for digital efforts has grown significantly since the UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Heritage. In contrast to tangible heritage, where cultural identities are manifested through physical objects, intangible cultural expressions are defined through tacit reliances and embodied practices. Such practices are usually bodily communicated, enacted, socially transmitted, and constantly evolving. Burgeoning trends in computational heritage and ICT applications have played a crucial role in safeguarding ICH as they produce versatile resources while making them accessible to the public. Nevertheless, most of the inventions are object-centric and cater to conserving material-based knowledge bases. Few endeavors thus far have fully supported the recording, representing, and reviving of the living nature of ICH. One of the challenges now faced is to find appropriate forms, together with efficient methods, to document the ephemeral aspects of intangible heritage. Another barrier is to find effective ways to communicate the knowledge inextricably linked to people. In response, recent efforts have embarked on capturing the “live” and “active” facets of the embodied cultures, which entails addressing technological and curatorial complexity to communicate the material and immaterial aspects within a meaningful context. Meanwhile, advancements in experimental museology have opened up new modes of experiential narratives, particularly through visualization, augmentation, participation, and immersive embodiment. Novel practices of cultural data computation and data sculpting have also emerged toward the ideal of knowledge reconstruction. This article outlines state-of-the-art models, projects, and technical practices that have advanced the digitization lifecycle for ICH resources. The review focuses on several critical but less studied tasks within digital archiving, computational encoding, conceptual representation, and interactive engagement with the intangible cultural elements. We aim to identify the advancements and gaps in the existing conventions, and to envision opportunities for transmitting embodied knowledge in intangible heritage.

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Section: Beyond Movement: Linking Data For Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

Digitizing Intangible Cultural Heritage Embodied: State of the Art

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Kenderdine

Picca

et al. 2022

J. Comput. Cult. Herit.

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“…There is a need to innovate and develop solutions through communication, cooperation, and collaboration with multiple disciplines. Few of the heritage experts and decision makers can use the digital technology [55] needed for restoration, and there is generally a lack of interest and awareness to learn these crucial skills [56,57]. Therefore, heritage conservation strategies lack any digital innovation and technique.…”

Section: The Emerging Local Community Awareness Of Heritage Conservationmentioning

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Urban Heritage Conservation and Rapid Urbanization: Insights from Surat, India

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Currently, heritage is challenged in the Indian city of Surat due to diverse pressures, including rapid urbanization, increasing housing demand, and socio-cultural and climate changes. Where rapid demographic growth of urban areas is happening, heritage is disappearing at an alarming rate. Despite some efforts from the local government, urban cultural heritage is being neglected and historic buildings keep being replaced by ordinary concrete buildings at a worryingly rapid pace. Discussions of challenges and issues of Surat’s urban area is supported by a qualitative dataset, including in-depth semi-structured interviews and focus groups with local policy makers, planners, and heritage experts, triangulated by observation and a photo-survey of two historic areas. Findings from this study reveal a myriad of challenges such as: inadequacy of urban conservation management policies and processes focused on heritage, absence of skills, training, and resources amongst decision makers and persistent conflict and competition between heritage conservation needs and developers’ interests. Furthermore, the values and significance of Surat’s tangible and intangible heritage is not fully recognized by its citizens and heritage stakeholders. A crucial opportunity exists for Surat to maximize the potential of heritage and reinforce urban identity for its present and future generations. Surat’s context is representative of general trends and conservation challenges and therefore recommendations developed in this study hold the potential to offer interesting insights to the wider planners and conservationists’ international community. This paper recommends thoughtful integration of sustainable heritage urban conservation into local urban development frameworks and the establishment of approaches that recognize the plurality of heritage values.

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Ontology-Based Narratives of the Girija Kalyana

Mallik

Chaudhury

2017

Digital Hampi: Preserving Indian Cultural Heritage

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An Intellectual Journey in History: Preserving Indian Cultural Heritage

Cited by 7 publications

References 3 publications

Digitizing Intangible Cultural Heritage Embodied: State of the Art

Digitizing Intangible Cultural Heritage Embodied: State of the Art

Urban Heritage Conservation and Rapid Urbanization: Insights from Surat, India

Ontology-Based Narratives of the Girija Kalyana

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